Wang Saphung District

Wang Saphung
วังสะพุง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Loei Province
Coordinates: 17°18′6″N 101°46′6″E / 17.30167°N 101.76833°E / 17.30167; 101.76833Coordinates: 17°18′6″N 101°46′6″E / 17.30167°N 101.76833°E / 17.30167; 101.76833
Country  Thailand
Province Loei
Area
  Total 1,145.0 km2 (442.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 109,424
  Density 94.6/km2 (245/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 42130
Geocode 4209

Wang Saphung (Thai: วังสะพุง; IPA: [wāŋ sā.pʰūŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand. The district has been the site of a long-standing dispute between the villagers of Ban Na Nong Bong and its environs and Tungkum Limited, a subsidiary of Tongkah Harbour PCL. Tungkum extracts gold from an open pit mine in district and has been charged with environmental destruction by many of those living nearby.[1][2]

History

Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak. It was assigned to be under Mueang Loei on 4 January 1907.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Loei, Erawan, Pha Khao, Nong Hin, Phu Luang, and Phu Ruea of Loei Province.

The important water resource is the Loei River. The Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is in the west of the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 141 villages (muban). Wang Saphung is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Wang Saphung and Si Songkhram. There are further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[4]
1.Wang Saphungวังสะพุง1315,821
2.Sai Khaoทรายขาว2013,877
3.Nong Ya Plongหนองหญ้าปล้อง2016,006
4.Nong Ngioหนองงิ้ว95,067
5.Pak Puanปากปวน117,784
6.Pha Noiผาน้อย1913,010
10.Pha Bingผาบิ้ง64,564
11.Khao Luangเขาหลวง139,672
12.Khok Khaminโคกขมิ้น2014,505
13.Si Songkhramศรีสงคราม109,118

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Erawan district.

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